Citing reports that some survivors of a mass shooting in Las Vegas last year were also in the California bar, the Times said some Americans are “experiencing” this “horror over and over.”

“This is what it’s come to — there are now Americans who have lived through two gun massacres,” the editorial board wrote.

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“Americans are watching — and now some are even experiencing — versions of this same horror over and over, hoping that someone will eventually figure out how to break the cycle. Could that hero be President Trump and the House Democrats?” the editorial board asked. “Perhaps.”

Most National Rifle Association (NRA) members also support comprehensive background checks although the organization has pushed against the measures, The Times editorial board wrote.

“But Mr. Trump is the ideal president to tackle the issue. He enjoys the adoration of his party’s culturally conservative base to a degree few politicians even approach,” the editorial board wrote. “If inclined, he could burn just a small fraction of that capital on promoting some of the common-sense gun measures desired by a majority of the electorate.”

The shooting at theCalifornia country-music bar camejust 11 days after 11 worshipers were killed inside of a Pittsburgh synagogue.

The bar was a popular spot for college studentsin the Los Angeles area.